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Date Posted: 05:19:41 08/20/07 Mon
Author: Catie
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Subject: Re: A funny/pathetic story about a "needy" homeless woman.
In reply to: Joan 's message, "A funny/pathetic story about a "needy" homeless woman." on 04:33:23 08/20/07 Mon

Panhandling is illegal. Folks standing around with signs begging for food or money is a misdemeanor. Law officals are too busy with other stuff I guess to pick up those folks, book em only to let them out the next day. It actually costs us more money to house and feed them in the jail. So it's a catch 22.

I'm all for helping the needy. The new testament speaks volumes about helping the widows, orphans and the homeless. I am not going to blantantly hand over money to a drug user. No intelligent folk would. But I try to use prudence and good judgement. There is a time to give and a time withhold.

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[> [> [> [> Re: A funny/pathetic story about a "needy" homeless woman. -- Joan, 06:37:24 08/20/07 Mon [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)

"I am not going to blantantly hand over money to a drug user. No intelligent folk would."'

I agree. And I think our government should follow this policy as well Nicotene is a drug. If they can afford their habit, they don't need all of food money they take. Cigs at 5.50 a pack! Smoking 1 or 2 packs a day every day, 365. That's more then $2,000 a year, or $4,000 for a 2-pack habit.

And they can't afford a backpack for the kid? A bologna Sandwich? A box of crayons that are on sale at Wal-Mart for 20 cents?!

How do they do this and sleep at night?

They really burn me up. :-)

Joan

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